Eight-year-old S. Hariraj is a Foldscope devotee. He's used it to look at the milk from the cows his parents raise. Though the milk looks creamy, the Foldscope reveals a world of microorganisms. "It ...

Researchers at Michigan State University have discovered how to "draw" on demand the crystals used in many crucial ...

Scientists have devised a 3D-printed optical microscope that can detect individual molecules and image biological samples with ultrahigh resolution 1. State-of-the-art microscopes provide impressive ...

The team tackled this challenge using fast laser pulses. The research focused on lead halide perovskites, crystals used in ...

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